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BANANA NUT PROTEIN BARS

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Banana Nut Protein Bars made with quinoa flakes and Nuzest Rich Chocolate protein powder.

Banana Nut Protein Bars made with quinoa flakes and Nuzest Rich Chocolate protein powder.

The picture cannot do these homemade Banana Nut Protein Bars justice. They make a super tasty and satisfying snack or dessert, yet they’re healthy enough to eat for breakfast!

Ingredients for 12 to 16 bars:

*see notes below for vegan and other substitution options

Banana Nut Protein Bars made with Nuzest Smooth Vanilla protein and quinoa flakes.

Banana Nut Protein Bars made with Nuzest Smooth Vanilla protein and quinoa flakes.

  • 3 ripe bananas, mashed

  • 1 cup natural drippy peanut butter

  • 1/4 cup honey (I like to use Manuka)

  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

  • 1/4 tsp salt

  • 1 cup quinoa flakes

  • 1/2 cup Nuzest Clean Lean Smooth Vanilla or Rich Chocolate protein powder

  • 1/4 cup Eaton Hemp hemp hearts

  • 1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut

  • 1 1/2 cups chopped mixed nuts and seeds (such as walnuts, almonds, pecans, Brazil nuts, hazelnuts, pumpkin seeds, and sunflower seeds)

  • 1/2 cup sugar-free chocolate chips, plus additional for topping (optional)

*Notes: These bars can be made with your choice of nut butter, tahini, sunflower seed butter, or a combination. For a vegan option, try rice or date syrup in place of honey. If you don’t have quinoa flakes, protein powder, hemp hearts, and/or shredded coconut, you can substitute ground oats. Simply put rolled oats into a food processor or blender and grind a few times (so smaller flakes but still some texture maintained).

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF and line a 9x9” baking dish with parchment.

  2. In a medium bowl, using a hand mixer, beat together the banana, peanut or nut/seed butter, honey, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt.

  3. Add quinoa flakes, protein powder, hemp hearts, and coconut, and stir to combine. Fold in chocolate chips.

  4. Scrape batter into prepared pan. Spread out evenly, smooth the top, and sprinkle with additional chocolate chips as desired.

  5. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely before cutting into bars.

Banana Nut Protein Bars can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days, in the fridge for a week, or frozen for up to 2 months.

Banana Nut Protein Bars made with Nuzest Rich Chocolate protein and ground oats instead of quinoa flakes.

Banana Nut Protein Bars made with Nuzest Rich Chocolate protein and ground oats instead of quinoa flakes.